The Ural's working.
The Pride isn't.
We killed the Pride. Are you filming this?
Now, it's hardcore. We have the total of four bridges.
Two on each amp.
For those not getting us, each amp has four channels,
and out of those four, two are linked into one channel,
which is supposed to have the total power even higher
than the two do separately. The f*ck it is.
Well, things are about to get crazy.
Kuzya's freaking out. He's afraid the amp's about to go ka-boom.
He's suggesting we cover it with some sort of acrylic glass.
I'm telling ya, we have the Pride Warranty.
we'll just cover it with the warranty ticket.
That's it. Let's run it.
Hi, everyone! LOUD SOUND here.
Today we're doing a video you, guys, have requested. You voted for these amps on Vk.
I started a poll to see what brands you'd like to see tested by us.
The majority voted Pride, Ural was runner-up. Or vice versa. I don't remember.
I don't want to offend any of the brands.
These two amps happened to be the most popular in our poll,
and they made their way into our today's test.
Pride and Ural.
And not just Pride and Ural. These are 4-channels,
amps that are, to my mind, the most popular in channel count.
Both amps have some nice filters, both LPF and HPF, up to 8 kHz.
And both amps can enable both filters simultaneously, which is awesome.
Both are AB-class. I believe, these are two directest competitions.
Just in case, I'm not gonna say which one is better, which one sounds better,
which one's more dependable in the long run,
or which one has better servicing - that's something you only find out in use.
All we're showing today is the power these amps put out
at 4 Ohms per channel with all channels loaded,
and we'll check them bridged, I mean, to compare with the producer's claim
and with each other.
Also...we'll do some killing.
Why do I ask you? You don't give a sh*t, do ya?
Come on, let's do some bridges, and then burn, right?
We're supposed to get four bridges, about .5 kW each.
So we're looking at about 2-2.5 kW at the clipping point.
And we'll leave them that way to see who gives up first.
A couple of word about the stand we're using fr the measuring.
We've spoken about it in the first video in more details.
By now, we've received our reinforced glass, custom-made.
You can tell it by this engraving.
We did, in fact, order this glass, but, unfortunately, it took a while to make.
On top of that, Aleksey Tarasov is crafting some really interesting tumblers
particularly for this stand. They'll help control the impedance.
At the moment, we have these tumblers, but we're about to make it a tad more interesting.
The new ones are very likely to help us lose this snake bundle.
We can't get rid of it just yet. Especially not now that we have 8 channels -
in this particular test we have two 4-channels, and so it entails a whole bunch of wires.
We also got some lithium here, and now we got balancers for it
so that separate cans don't differ in charge.
The SPL Lab guys - huge thanks to them - have upgraded the software.
It's been custom-created for us.
Let me remind you, to make it visual and informative,
we got this interface with a bunch of numbers, letters and other stuff.
They've made it possible for us to minimize it
and even to go with the power response alone.
But we do show the total voltage and impedance so that everyone can see.
Besides that, in this software edition, they've fixed --
what do you call it? Is it packing? Or density? I don't know.
I mean, now we can see it more precisely... the sine has a larger scale now.
Before that, the marking was too skinny, so we couldn't really see the bevel.
Now you can see them really well, and we can set the signal super-clean.
So, let's go.
4 Ohm, all channels on.
A quick reminder - whatever you see here, multiply it by 4.
And...
Let's turn it up till squared, and then back - till nice and clean.
Let's check that real power.
Not the power an amp can shoot for a moment,
but we're looking at the real power, the one they put out real time.
With the account of minor warmups and power losses. And we see...
Huh, almost the same. The Pride has a tiny bevel here.
Fixing it now. Ural's on the left, Pride's on the right.
I mean, they go nose to nose.
So, Ural's to the left, Pride's to the right.
I believe there's no point in showing which one's which.
But I will. This one's the Pride. Okay, turning down gain. It's max now.
The Pride was to the right. Turning it all the way up.
We see almost equal numbers.
I wouldn't call any of them a leader here. They really are equal.
If we turn it a pinch - literally, a teeny bit - up, say, for the Ural here,
we see a square right away.
Thanks again to the SPL Lab guys for introducing this scale.
We see this finest, most precise signal.
Thus, we got... I suggest we wait for a power loss.
I mean, we could... we could arrange a crash-test right now,
but we wanted to check out those bridges first, right?
Ural's not giving up. FYI, it's ₽1.5k cheaper.
But what we see is almost the same power response.
Although... nope.
Ural's heated up a bit, so the power loss has gone up.
This is basically the amp's productivity IRL.
I mean, you can see the input's gone down.
And Pride is still putting out the same 140+ W which it started the test off with.
Ural's gone down quite notably - by 10 W.
I suggest we call Pride the winner in this one: all 4 channels are putting out 140 W.
Ural's 10 W down. I guess feeding power loss entailed output power loss.
A quick reminder - multiply it all by 4.
This here is one channel's response, and we have all of them on.
So, the Ural has lost about 40 W
while the Pride's still up and running.
I suggest we let them cool down a bit. The amps have heated up
to quite the high figure of 40°C (104°F).
Keep in mind, tho, that this is not exactly the correct temp.
They are hotter in fact.
The indicators are not completely attached to the body of the amp.
It's rather for you to see the general 'before' vs 'after' difference.
You can forget about that temperature, but gotta note the raise is quite serious.
So, let's turn it up all the way, till squared, to see the figures.
And the winner is Pride, by 30 W.
215 W on the Ural and 240 W on the Pride.
Hence, the Pride's putting out the total of a kW between its 4 channels,
But it's dirty power response. I wouldn't consider it.
It was just to check the potential power covert in each amp.
And now, the point you've all been waiting for:
we're gonna test the amps in extreme conditions.
If they survive this measuring, we'll try turning them all up.
We'll turn it all up, bridged, and then we'll see who gives up first.
Ural's claim is 2 channels, 470 W each. That's what we're expecting.
Pride's is way gutsier - two channels, 600 W each.
So, we're supposed to see the total of 1.2 kW.
Which, in fact, is stated on their box.
1.2 kW. So, if you don't know what to put on the box - just put maximally maxest max.
Let's see now - 4 Ohms, two bridges on each amp.
I think we'll get to show about 2 kW of pure power - pure, for now.
Provided they can handle 50 Hz.
All up. Kuzya's asking what we're gonna do if one of 'em blows up.
So, we're looking at 360 on the Ural.
Pride...
440... 440 W.
And now let's go up to a bevel, and then back down a pinch for a fair measure.
Pride - still 440. And Ural...
360... You remember what it was initially?
Here's a teeny bevel here. Here it is. Zoom in a bit, would ya?
Show it to everyone.
...and the Pride's bevelling, too.
But keep in mind these are real-life conditions, the amps heat up.
The feed goes down.
What did you expect? You thought we'd just show a number and that's it?
Nay, let them roast.
I'm like a freaking jeweler: check out the signal - crystal clear.
Pride's at 40 W after a power loss.
Two bridges, 400 W each. 800 W of real power is up with the Pride now.
At 4 Ohms, check it out.
340 W comes from Ural.
No doubt Pride's the winner in this round. Let's turn it up again.
Red-hot amps.
But it doesn't mean we're gonna let them rest now.
I think it means we need to go with two squares now, right, Kuzya?
You ready? Is that why you stepped far back?
I'm gonna, too.
Why are you going back? What's so scary?
This is just ****... Guys, check it out. We got 1.2 kW, even more. But it's a damn square.
And the amps started humming. I don't know how this ends.
The power's gone down to 12.7 V. Two squares. Crazy.
What do we have here? 460 W vs 630 W. Almost a 200 W difference between the two.
They're still on. The feed's down to 12.7 V.
The lithium's running, the balancers are f*cked.
Lifanya's shooting. What are you shooting? Are you streaming?
What if there's some fail now? Oh, you wanna make it slow-mo?
You think they're gonna blow up, and you'll have it all in slow motion?
[L]: Well, I'm hoping.
Hey, that's my money there! Look at him, he's hoping!
I'm hoping it's gonna go safe... Oh! We got one gone to fail-safe.
Ural gave up first. The red light's on.
Pride!
I think it started putting out even more.
Used to be 630 W... Ah! I got it. The Ural's dead, so it gets more feed.
I mean, really, see yourselves. the feed's gone up.
See? The Ural would take off a lot.
Now the Pride got hold of the whole feed source.
The Pride's emitting smoke.
****! Kuzya, what's smoking?
OMFG! That's rough!
F***! I'm freaking out a bit.
It's emitting smoke and putting out 650 W!
This is crazy!
[L]: What's the temp?
The detector fell off.
The last registered temperature was 52.7°C (126.8°F). 53°C (127.4°F) for the Ural.
There's... there's really smoke!
What's smoking, Kuzya? Do you know?
Well, something is. Why isn't it dying?
Nay, I think I'm gonna call the Ural the winner in this one.
I mean it saved me money. It did go to safety mode.
And it's intact. Why isn't the Pride doing that?
Ouch, f***! You can grill on it.
We're doing some crazy sh*t here.
Kuzya, what are you filming with? It crunches?
Catching it? It's down.
[L]: It hasn't gone to safety. I think it's...
I think we just burnt it. Literally.
Kuzya, the hell are you standing there? Let's open it up.
Turn the remote off and on again, just in case. Let's make sure they're really dead.
Okay... The Ural's on, and...
Yep. Here it goes, hot and squared. Ural's fine. Wait, don't turn it off.
Lemme show.
Ural's giving out pure signal.
And the Pride has burnt, guys. I don't even know who won...
No, I mean, we're gonna do the conclusion part.
Kuzya let's disassemble this one to see what's smoking.
This is an interesting test, huh?
[L]: The safety's burning, look.
It's gotten fixed. [L]: I just turned off the feed.
Then, take it apart, quickly! This is one heck of hot!
And, yeah, we're gonna smell 'nice' today. You know, this stink gets deep into your skin.
It's working, look. I only know what this thing is, and it's working.
I think it's some sort of glue.
[K]: I'm telling you. - You think the amp's fine?
Okay, the autopsy showed that the amp dies of... of fear, I guess.
The fuse? [K]: There are 3 of them.
No way!
hook it up the short way.
Just connect 'em here. Give me a wrench. Right here, see?
Can you stick a wrench here, between these two things?
Kinda rough, huh?
We got a fuse in the Pride amp to burn off.
And we have no clue where to get another. It's a rear one, right?
We don't know... Ural, however, put a 100 A fuse for us!
And here we have three, 40 A each. Makes it 120 A total.
Anyway, the Pride fuses wouldn't survive. We'll try to connect it directly
and proceed with the test. Everything's fine, guys.
And you were worried. Safety always comes first!
Turn it on squared and take the heck off.
***
760 W!! ***
Hey, I am think ing of safety here! I'm covered with my hand and my camera.
730 W of dirt! Hear that?
Check it out! Lithium's handling it okay.
Where have you gone? Come on, turn on the Ural.
Kuzya, look!
Kuzya, look! This is one f*ck of a battle! Look, it's lost 100 W at once.
Maybe we should turn on the Ural to make the Pride heat up more?
I mean, it's clear Ural's gonna go to fail-safe.
Don't you say I'm trying to save my money. I just want Pride to get some more air.
Guys, do you even know how much power is going in vain now?
But we have the warranty!
This is getting boring, right? How long's it been, Lifanya?
I think I can see smoke again. From where I showed you.
I think I'd better step back. Is it them?
Lifanya, cover your eyes with your phone.
Did you find a cover, Kuzya? I'm feeling like I could use it, too, now.
Oh, so you think it's okay, huh?
He says it's gonna get more likes this way!
There's gonna be more likes if your eye gets punched out.
666 W ain't no joke!
This is a Hell's amp!
Why is this freak-show happening?
Kuzya, check out the wattage.
Here, he found the glass. Check it out. I mean, look at it! It was 666 W, for reals.
Oh, it's squeaking. Gonna go ka-boom.
Kuzya, you're a deadman.
Lifanya's good, tho. He's safe.
There, the cooler just moved.
It's moving!
Hold the camera, would ya? I gotta go grab another one.
What the f*ck is going on there? It's been squeaking a while.
[K]: Ir was the cooler.
I turned the cam off then. Were you filming? [K]: Why? Nothing happened.
It turned off.
[K]: The cooler's barking, look. - why, is the safety mode light on?
[L]: Nay, nothing's on. Could it be the fuse again?
Kuzya, remove our newest top-secret protective glass.
This crash-test is over.
No, don't put it away. Come show it. The amp's left an imprint no it.
Shat itself!
Well, we all did a little 'cuz it was rough.
It was really rough.
But it's okay. 'Cuz we have the warranty ticket.
Hey, did you see that the capacitors are Mercedes here?
Look!
Okay, so, conclusions for today's test and, as it turned out, crash-test.
The amps are pretty much equal in terms of price and functions.
Both have well-developed filters which is a blessing.
Pride is definitely more powerful.
We didn't see much difference in the pure signal output at 4 Ohms.
A minor incoming feed loss entails a power loss with Ural,
while Pride kept it up which speaks of a better performance.
We didn't measure it directly, but this does indicate it.
I loved the Ural safety routine -
it gained some serious temperature and then went off - right on time,
no damage to the schematics.
Pride was surprisingly crazy, sare I say, punkass.
I didn't expect that much power, but the lack of any safety mode killed me.
I mean, maybe it was us. Maybe we did something wrong?
But this amp... I mean, guys, FYI, we got the fuses burnt for the first time,
but there was no temperature protection, and the temp was unreal for an amp.
Particularly for an AB-class 40-channel one,
For the second time, when we revived it by closing the fuses in directly,
it would just grill until... I'm not really good with the schematics.
I think what happened was the capacitors got overheated and leaked or burst out.
Well, something irreparable happened.
Well, our Suren loves an irreparable amp. He fixes them for a certain amount of money.
This amp is either going to Suren or to Pride's warranty dept - I haven't decided yet.
I wonder what Pride might say to this - is this a warranty case or not? Let's send it in.
Why do you think it's not, Kuzya? What did we do wrong?
Oh, we circuited the fuses? They might deny the request.
'It wasn't safety!' What if we edit the fuse part out and send it to Pride?
What if they do process it per warranty?
The price for this Ural is 1.5k more attractive.
Well, like with the previous Machete vs SWAT test,
I can't give a definitive conclusion.
I mean, I would hear them out, too, The sound quality has a big say in this, too.
But considering the crazy power Pride's put out today,
provided you arrange it correctly, you can get some kickass volume,
a lot higher, with basically the same quality.
If you're pumping up a pair of doors, and you need to mash some ears,
well, you've seen that Pride would burn up in the sun, put out tons of dirt,
but it will handle as much as you want it to.
Ural, however, like any other decent 4-channel AB-class amp, goes to safety.
Then it waits a bit... Btw, it did recover quite quickly, right?
I hope you're liking this section. This is the second episode.
We'll make more.
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Please, leave your comments, share your opinions and suggestions,
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And bye, everyone. Live LOUD!
We're supposed to get the total of 1.2 kW which, in fact, is stated on their box.
What if you throw it to me?
We can't do it without laughing our butts off. I gotta look in the cam, see?
Yeah, and if you hit me in my face, that would be hilarious.
It's dusty AF. Could you have dusted it, no?
Not with your hand! And not now!
Anyway, it's a way gutsier claim of two channels, 600 W each.
We're supposed to get the total of 1.2 kW which, in fact, is stated on their box.
You threw it in too late. Kuzya, can you do it without giggling?
That's it. We're halfway there.
I don't wanna end up like Valeya Petukhov. That's lame.
Anyway, 1.2 kW - and then you throw it, capisce?
Pride has a way gutsier claim - two ch... f*ck!
We're supposed to get the total of 1.2 kW
which, in fact, is stated on their box.
I can't freaking do this and not laugh!
God forbid you get me in the face, Kuzya!
So we're supposed to get the total of 1.2 kW...
I'm gonna hate editing this.
Let's just do it anyhow, Lifanya. We all gotta go.
Pride has a way gutsier claim - two channels, 600 W each,
so we're supposed to see the total of 1.2 kW.
...so we're supposed to see the total of 1.2 kW. Kuzya!
...so we're supposed to get the total of 1.2 kW...
which, in fact, is stated on their box.
F*ck! I almost held the laugh, didn't I? Ah, screw it. I'm gonna go with this one.
Tbh, I've never understood what the fuses are for.
You can always bite the wires off.
If something starts burning, you get out and pull with the power - I'm telling ya -
you can disconnect a Hummer that way, with your bare hands and teeth.
...both, which is really cool. Filters are... The f*ck you're driving there!
Why the f*ck would you do it right now?
It's overdoing...
(Zooooom)
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